Botticelli
San·dro [san-droh, sahn-; Italian sahn-draw], /ˈsæn droʊ, ˈsɑn-; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/, Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi, 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
Other words from Botticelli
- Bot·ti·cel·li·an, adjective
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How to use Botticelli in a sentence
His subjects, frequently nude, have the translucent skin and lushly modeled bodies of Botticelli or Raphael.
In the galleries: Renaissance influences synchronize with Magic Realism | Mark Jenkins | November 5, 2021 | Washington PostFor those with a predilection for immaculately fine and delicate paintings by Botticelli, his Madonna of the Book will satisfy.
Those are statistics that Botticelli, one of the five featured panelists on Tuesday, has likely memorized.
Sarah Hajney is an adorable little version of a Botticelli Venus.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town | E. Jean Carroll | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet Langdon seems surprised that a painting should not have “originated … in the mind of Botticelli himself.”
Fact-Checking Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’: 10 Mistakes, False Statements, and Oversimplifications | Noah Charney | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Dark, grim, and terrifying … Botticelli had crafted his Map of Hell with a depressing palate of reds, sepias, and browns.
Fact-Checking Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’: 10 Mistakes, False Statements, and Oversimplifications | Noah Charney | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOther pictures by this artist remind one of the works of Botticelli.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementIt reminded him so much of the mouth and eyes of one who sings beside a Botticelli Madonna, so spiritual.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceBotticelli had already, earlier in life, got into religious trouble by his reforming tendencies.
Highways and Byways in London | Mrs. E. T. Cook.It is dated 1491, and should be compared with Botticelli's rendering of the same theme.
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. GardnerThe two pictures ascribed to Angelico and Botticelli are not authentic.
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. Gardner
British Dictionary definitions for Botticelli
/ (Italian bottiˈtʃɛlli) /
Sandro (ˈsandro), original name Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi . 1444–1510, Italian (Florentine) painter, illustrator, and engraver, noted for the graceful outlines and delicate details of his mythological and religious paintings
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